radicalducati Chapter 11: Dad, aren't you the best?
Chapter 11: Dad, aren't you the best?
Viserys was unsure whether his elaborate charade had fooled his opponent.
In his mind, what good gamer doesn't think about how to beat the game, explore various career upgrade paths, research game loopholes and exploit bugs, and spend all their time researching the company behind the game?
After thinking it over, Viserys ultimately decided not to dwell on the little incident. He might as well know, even if others didn't.
What company is behind his game? Even the people of Earth can't find the source. So why would Viserys be afraid of someone investigating after the game becomes popular?
If his fellow countrymen from Earth were truly outside the game framework he had set up, and could directly find him through the internet, then Viserys wouldn't restore his kingdom; he would simply jump into the Trident River and join his cheap older brother, Prince Rhaegar.
Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaotian, still unwilling to give up even on Earth, finally managed to get through to his father on the phone after a long time:
"Hey? Dad, didn't you say you're a business magnate in Jiangnan? Have you heard of this game with such amazing commercial potential...?"
After a while, Zhao Xiaotian, who had been scolded, finally understood. He realized that there were always people more capable than him and that there was always something beyond his understanding. There were even business secrets in China that his father didn't know about.
It turns out his dad wasn't the most powerful one. The rich second-generation Zhao Xiaotian sighed deeply and finally sent his father a text message:
[Dad, you're still not tough enough, you need to work harder!]
[Get lost! Whoever's got the guts, go find someone to be your father! If you keep wasting my meeting, I'll break your legs!]
While Zhao Xiaotian, the unfilial son who urged his father to work hard, was looking at the rude text message his father had sent him.
Meanwhile, in Wang Wu's university dormitory.
Wang Wu's three roommates were all in front of their computers, opening the official website for the registration of the holographic game that their friend had raved about, claiming it was 100% realistic and could provide a full sensory experience.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Since Li Peng and his friends could get along with Wang Wu, a seasoned game enthusiast, they were naturally very interested in the new game.
Previously, most people had only seen the concept of a 100% realistic virtual game in novels.
Now that such a game has actually been created, and the three of them have been given the opportunity to experience it, Li Peng and his companions, trusting Wang Wu, naturally decided to register for a spot and try out the game.
In Wang Wu's words, whatever type of game it is, let's try it out first.
Well, the game's official website interface is incredibly outdated and doesn't live up to the high standards of a holographic game.
Li Peng and his two companions registered their information on the rudimentary game website. After filling in their shipping address, according to Wang Wu, all they had to do next was wait for the free virtual helmets to be delivered to their door.
"To be honest, if I didn't connect it to the game, it wouldn't be so bad, but now that Wu Zi mentioned it, I really do think this helmet looks a bit like the virtual reality helmets described in old novels!"
After registering his information on the computer, Li Peng casually picked up the virtual helmet that Wang Wu was now treating like a treasure and began to examine it curiously.
"But there's still no reaction?"
Driven by curiosity, Li Peng put on the helmet, but none of the sci-fi scenes Wang Wu had described appeared. There wasn't even a game cutscene. To him, it seemed no different from an ordinary motorcycle helmet.
"This kind of high-tech stuff is definitely tied to an individual."
After registering his information on his laptop, Song Jiang, who was in the upper bunk of Zhang Quan's, also came over, touching the surface of the helmet and explaining to Li Peng as if he were an expert in this field.
"I'm so excited! If this game is really as realistic as Wu Zi said, I'll just immerse myself in it and never come out!" Zhang Quan's eyes were full of anticipation as he took the virtual reality headset from Li Peng.
"Still glued to your game, Quanzi? Have you forgotten about failing your course the other day? Our advisor was right, we need to prioritize our studies and not get so caught up in games that we neglect our studies!"
Wang Wu crossed his arms and looked at Zhang Quan, who was completely absorbed in the virtual reality headset, and teased him.
"Study? Study my ass!" Zhang Quan said nonchalantly, which drew agreement from Li Peng and Song Jiang beside him.
In the small dormitory room on Blue Star, the atmosphere was cheerful as everyone enjoyed this groundbreaking game.
In another world, still on the continent of Essos, Viserys, in a secluded house, kept an eye on the game's official website until the number of registered users stopped at thirteen and showed no signs of increasing. Only then did he reluctantly close the game's website.
It's a bit slow, but with this good start, the snowball effect is just around the corner.
Viserys sighed inwardly, then recalled the game's rudimentary website interface.
Sigh, once we have a hundred people willing to be exploited, we'll have to revamp the game's official website. Even though our core gameplay is strong, we can't neglect the appearance.
Whose globally popular game website looks like a knock-off of GG?
Viserys did want to promote the Little Fireman on a large scale, but unfortunately, this terrible operator charged him 1,000 Kingdom Coins for a large-scale promotion, and refused to refund him if the promotion was not successful.
The thought of that low-quality game website made Viserys reluctant to spend a thousand Kingdom Coins to try his luck.
[If the host wishes to customize the game's official website interface to their own style, it can be done for a fee of 1,000 Kingdom Coins! Affordable price, absolutely fair and honest!]
Sensing Viserys's thoughts, the operations officer, Little Fireman, immediately popped out and began to promote the idea to its host.
One thousand kingdom coins? You're obsessed with money!
Viserys was clearly displeased with the little fireman's behavior of not only fooling the players but also trying to fool him, the host, and ignored the black-hearted little fireman residing in his mind who had mastered the essence of a certain penguin.
The next day is dawn.
While the governor was still dressing, being served by his bed-slave, preparing to lead his men to fetch His Majesty Viserys, the king suffering in the "slums".
His Majesty the King looked with great ambition at the dozen or so players in front of him who seemed like country bumpkins visiting the Grand View Garden or monkeys entering the city.
"Damn it, I've wasted all these years playing games!" Zhang Quan, whose game ID was "Pillar Bro," sighed as he carried the one-handed sword that was his initial warrior equipment.
"Damn it, this game is so realistic, how am I supposed to play those so-called AAA games now!" Li Peng, whose game ID is Golden-Winged Roc, stroked the Doberman-like hunting dog that he wore as the starting class for the Beastmaster and sighed in amazement.
"Ugh~ Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have eaten breakfast. This smell, ugh!" Song Jiang, whose game ID was the Queen of the Women's Kingdom, turned pale with disgust. He hadn't expected the sensory experience in the game to be so realistic, nor had he expected that a medieval Western city would smell like his brother's house.
"Soldiers loyal to the Targaryens!"